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Class And Positivism Had Its Own Individual Impact On Criminology?

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In conclusion it is clear to see that both classism and positivism have had its own individual impact on criminology. Prior to the introduction of classism punishment and social control were linked to sin and spirituality. The law system and way of punishment for those who committed crimes was unfair and were carried out in brutal ways, therefore the main focus of classism was to have a legal system were it seeked to have legality, quality, proportionality, necessity and promptness. Classism wanted to bring man to the Centre of social and judicial concerns instead of God. It focused more on politics and wasn’t interested in how and why crime was committed. Classical criminologists rejected severe punishments; instead they suggested that punishments
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